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l P. FOX.

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APPLICATION man Dsc. 27. 1921.

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llt i ma amaai JOSEPH P. FOX, OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.

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Application led. December 27, 1921. `Serial No. 524,979.

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l,Be it known `that I, JosnrH l). F OX, a citizen of the Unitel States,and a resident of blt; Cloud, in the county of Stearns and State of.Minnesota, have invented` certain new and useful lImprovements inSigns,` of Vwhich thefollowing is a specification.

This invention ielatesto a sign particularly adapted for gasolcne retailstations or the like.`

The object of the invention is to provide an artist-ic and attractivesign whichniay be easilypositioned in a conspicuous manner ata retailgasolene station, or the like, and;

which isadapted to carry numerals for in- "j-dicating the retailpriceofgasolene or other commodity. l l

.lt is also an. object of the invention that the sign iii itself be ofsufficient size so that the name or abbreviation thereof indicatingthefcommodity being sold may be printed upon the sign so that it may beeasily read.l i

.A furtherobject of the invention is that the sign be adapted toindicate the price ofthe commodity sold not only in cents but A infractions thereof.

bodying the present invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken substantially on the lines 2 2 vofFigure l.

Figure 3. isa vertical sectional view taken substantially on the lines 33 of Figure l. ,i

Figure t is adetail perspective view of one of the number of bearingplates.

.Referring to the ldra-wings more part-icularly, l() indicates generallya plate which i `is, circular .in shape and having .its edge turned`upon a wire ll to form a bead l2. The. plate l0 is preferably made ofsheet metaland may be painted any color desired.

` The plate l() is horizontally recessed as at 13, said recess "oeinsi'rectangular in shape, and upon the forward face of the plate there ismounted a ap door generally indicated by the reference character F, saidflap door being` adapted to cover the recess 13 and consisting in ametallic sheeting rectangular in cross section and having its upper edgeturned forwardly upon av rod 14 land forining the bead l5, The ends ofthe rod le are journaled by the clips i6 which are soldered or otherwisesecured to the plate 10.

centsfor a gallon of gasolene.

Also directly above the upper edge of the flap door F` there is secureda strip 1i' which is formed with a downwardly depending curved lip 18adapted to iit upon the bead ld for the purpose of preventing waterentering beneath the upper edge of the flap door F.

One end of the door has its edge turned inwardly and upon its forwardface as at 19, Figures l and 2, and its lower edge is also turned` in asimilar manner as at 20, Figures l and 3. 4The inturned edge por tionsare spaced with relation to the front face of the flap doory and'adapted to serve as guide means for number bearing plates 21. Also thereis secured upon the front face of the `plate a pair of guide memberssaid guide membersV each consisting in a body portion having each of itslongitudinal edges bifurcatedto provide a pair of furcaltions 23 alongeach edge thereof which are adapted for receiving ltheedges of the num.ber bearing plates 2l. The number bearing plates 2l are of a large sizeand two in number and are for indicating the price in Each numberbearing plate isforined with a lip 2l along its upper edge which isadapted to slip be` neath the hingel'i of the flap door F for holdingthe number bearing plates in position. l

Also l provide means for indicating a fraction of a cent should this benecessary to show the correct price of the gasolene.

lnaccomplishing this l provide the plates 25, the inner ends of whichare adapted to extend in between the furcations 23 of the associatedguide member 22. the plates there is positioned another guide membergenerally indicated by the reference Vnumeral 26 which is bifurcatedalong its .edges similar to the guide members 22 and adapted forreceiving the edges of number `bearing plates 25. The, lower edge of thelowerniost plate 25 slides between the front face` ofthe flap door F andits turned in edge ,20, while the upper edge of the upper-- most platemember 25 slides within a guide member generally indicated by thereference numerall27. The number bearing plates 25 are each formed witha lip 25, the same the number bearing plates liso adjacent each end ofthe flap door F l. provide a bead strip 28 which is to seal the spacebetween the flap door and plate l() at the ends thereof.

Also between Y lit is of course apparent when using a sign of thischaracter that it would be de sirable to have dil'lierent numbers 'forindicating the change in price of the commodity being sold, and it wouldalso be convenient if rthese numbers Were carried by the sign itself andthereby obviating any possibility of loosing the saine. For this purposel provide a pocket generally in dicated lby the re'jerence character P,Wh'icli consists in a bottom 29 and the side and end Walls 30. Entirelyabout the upper edge of the side and end Walls there extends a lip 3lwhich affords a means by which the pocket may be soldered or ether- Wisesuitably secured to the pocket l0. The pocket is shown upon the rear'face of the plate l() and directly beneath the flap door l?. Any numbero'l" the bearing plates ZL and also plates 25 may be disposed in thepocket P and retained for future use.

lt is preferable that the iiap door F should be at all times heldclosed, and for this purpose l provide a pair of coiled springs 32,Figure 3, each of which has its one end connected to the flap door andits other end secured to the plate l0 and adapted to normally resist theopening oi' the flap door.

In the use oil the present device, the `naine of the commodity to besold may be printed upon the plate l0 preferably above the `l'lap doorF. Also there may be printed the Worifl today to indicate the time atwhich the price therebeneath prevails. Any arrangement of thisflrind maybe made which would be most attractive. vThe number bearing plates arethen arranged upon the flap door F to indicate the price.

It may be mentioned that the lips 25 on the small nuinberbearing plates25 hold the plates in their position by their engagement with theassociated bead 2S.

While I have shown and described my device as being particularly adapted.for use in connection with a gasolene retail station, l Wish it to beunderstood that l am not to be so limited as I am aware of the fact thatthe sign may be used With equal advantages for indicating the price oliother commodities.

I claim:

l. A sign of the character described, comprising a plate, a pocketformed centrally in the plate, a Hap door hinged to the plate ,ier

and adapted to form a closure Jfor said pocket, and a plurality ofnumber bearing plates detachably supported upon the outer tace of theflap door for indicating the price or' a commodity.

2. A sign of the character described, comprising a plate upon which thename of a commodity may be indicated, a flap door hinged to the frontfaceol said plate and extending there across, guide meanscarried uponthe front tace or said flap door adapted to detachably support singlenumber bearing plates by `Which the price of the commodity may beindicated, and other guide means carried by the flap door Whereby a pairof numbers may be detachably supported one above the otherfor indicatingthe fraction off a single member for further indicating the price of acommodity.

Y 3. A sign ot' the character described, comprising a circular `platehaving 'a bead formed about the edge thereof and adapted for 'indicatingupon the front face thereof the name oi commodity, a fla-pv Vdoor havingits upper edge 'hingedto the plate and eX- tending across the plate, apocket Ibeneath said flap door, means for sealing the flap door againstthe entrance of Water tothe pocket, and guide means carried upon theliront lace otsaid flap door adapted for detachably supporting numberbearing plates by Whichthe price of a commodity may be indicated.

a. Asign of the character'described, comprising a circular plate, a4flap door hinged upon the front face thereof, a pocket beneath said Hapdoor adapted toreceive a'plurality of number 'bearing plates, "means bywhich said flap door will be normally 4and yieldingly held againstoutward swinging movement, and guide means carried upon the front laceof said vflap `door adaptedfor detachably supporting number bearingplates for indicatingV the price of a cornmodity. f

5. A sign of the character described, comprismg a plate formed with apocket, a door hin'ed to the Jlate and ada tedto form a closure :torsaid pocket, a plurality of plates JOSEPH i). rox.

